Cost Of Living in Fort Clark Springs, TX

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12%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

30%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Fort Clark Springs	Texas	National
Cost of living	88	92	100
Goods & Services	99	96	100
Groceries	95	96	100
Health care	105	94	100
Housing	70	83	100
Transportation	93	92	100
Utilities	85	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Fort Clark Springs is 5% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Fort Clark Springs is 12% lower than the national average
Fort Clark Springs housing is 30% lower than the national average
Texas general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Texas state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$57,569	$4,797	$1,343	$1,727
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Texas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Texas	6.25%	8.25%

Texas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Texas	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Fort Clark Springs	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.78	$24.26	14.4%
Beauty Salon	$43.67	$45.56	4.2%
Toothpaste	$3.60	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.28	17.2%
Movie	$9.50	$12.13	21.7%
Bowling	$13.70	$18.00	23.9%

Groceries

Item	Fort Clark Springs	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.93	$5.84	15.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.57	$1.57	0.1%
Milk	$4.57	$4.67	2.2%
Potatoes	$4.55	$4.93	7.7%
Pizza	$11.32	$12.09	6.3%
Beer	$10.50	$10.41	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Fort Clark Springs	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.00	$125.68	5.0%
Doctor	$171.14	$135.78	26.0%
Dentist	$108.33	$113.29	4.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.16	$10.65	4.7%
Lipitor	$481.60	$468.60	2.8%

Housing

Item	Fort Clark Springs	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$129,100.00	$184,700.00	30.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,951.07	$2,346.69	16.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Fort Clark Springs	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.03	$3.46	12.4%
Tire Balancing	$57.20	$59.92	4.5%

Utilities

Item	Fort Clark Springs	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$217.71	$193.99	12.2%
Phone	$201.97	$192.25	5.1%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Spofford, TX	78	96	4.3%
Brackettville, TX	1,642	79	21.0%
Fort Clark Springs, TX	1,487	88	12.0%

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Radium Springs, NM	1,487	80	20.0%
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Keystone Heights, FL	1,488	96	4.4%
Ocean Gate, NJ	1,488	119	19.1%
Fort Clark Springs, TX	1,487	88	12.0%